Pamela Hayden (born 1953/1954) is a retired American voice actress, known for providing various voices for the animated television show The Simpsons, such as Milhouse Van Houten, Rod Flanders, and Jimbo Jones.
Biography
Hayden provided voices for characters in The Simpsons including Bart Simpson's best friend Milhouse Van Houten, teenage thug Jimbo Jones, Ned Flanders' son Rod, Chief Wiggum’s wife and Ralph Wiggum's mother Sarah, and Lisa Simpson's friend Janey Powell. She also originally voiced the character of Katrina (Shanks) Meltsner and Doris Rathbone, on the Focus on the Family radio drama Adventures in Odyssey from 1993 to 2000. She also provided the voices of Bianca from Spyro: Year of the Dragon, Douglas McNoggin on Lloyd in Space and Sublimity Jill in Party Wagon.
In November 2024, Hayden announced her retirement from the voice-acting industry. However, Simpsons creator Matt Groening and writer Carolyn Omine later revealed that Hayden would make a few more performances than initially announced.
Filmography
Films
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! Year
! Title
! Role
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| 1999
| Being John Malkovich
| Additional voices
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| 2007
| The Simpsons Movie
| Milhouse Van Houten, Rod Flanders
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Television
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
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| 1978
| More Than Friends
| Sky
| TV film
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| 1979
| Studs Lonigan
| Unknown
| TV mini-series
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| 1982
| Hill Street Blues
| Mrs. Jackson
| Appeared in three episodes
|-
| 1982
| The Price Is Right
| Contestant on the September 13, 1982 episode
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|1984
| Turbo Teen
| Pattie
| Main cast member
|-
| Snorks
| Additional voices
|
|-
| 1987
| The Transformers
| Jessica Morgan
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1988
| Designing Women
| Waitress
| Episode: "Ted-Bare"
|-
| 1988
| Wheel of Fortune
| Contestant on the December 1, 1988 syndicated episode
|
|-
| 1989–2025
| The Simpsons
| Milhouse Van Houten, Jimbo Jones, Rod Flanders, Janey Powell, Sarah Wiggum, Additional voices
| 695+ episodes
|-
| 1990
| The Tom & Jerry Kids Show
| Additional voices
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|1993
| Bonkers
| Rita
| Episode: "Love Stuck"
|-
| Droopy, Master Detective
| Additional voices
|
|-
| 1994
| Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
| Teen, Tough Girl
| Episode: "Get Down Here!"